Monday September 6th

It has been a fine day but too wet from yesterday's rain to do any thing with the hay so I spent the day here at home putting the roof on my new chicken pen. I got what little sheeting is necessary for a tin roof on both sides and got the roofing on the north side I didnt make a good job of it getting it started crooked in some way but it will afford some shelter for them. Ina has been here all day helping Marj. get ready. I picked a couple of bushels of early apples in the young orchard this after noon to send to Dorrie & Phyl. I forgot, but it it did rain one very heavy shower early in the forenoon

Tuesday September 7th

Frank came over before we were through breakfast and helped me take the three cows over home. The yearling wouldn't go out of the yard and the calf got as far as the end of the lane and then went wild and bolted back so we left them here in the gully to keep old Belle company but I imagine they will be pretty lonely themselves and the calf will miss his milk. I drove Queen over to the farm and left her there and walked down town Dad had gone to Simcoe with Mr. Barwell but left me